“Will I survive this?“: A qualitative exploration of the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and well-being of pregnant and parenting youth and their children in Canada DOI Creative Commons
Salima Meherali, Mariam Ahmad, Amber Hussain

et al.

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Nov. 14, 2024

Pregnant and parenting youth in Canada face multiple challenges fulfilling their responsibilities while meeting own unique needs. The COVID-19 pandemic its associated public health restrictions exacerbated by reducing access to support networks, limiting opportunities promote growth well-being, destabilizing financial economic standing. impacts of the on mental, physical, emotional individuals are well-documented literature. However, there is limited research how influenced lives, health, well-being pregnant children Canada. Therefore, we aimed examine wider (social structural determinants that directly or indirectly impact well-being) implications for this population. We used a constructivist grounded theory approach explore experiences during certain social intersected shape outcomes influence ability services. conducted qualitative interviews using semi-structured interview guide over Zoom. Using principles, inductively analyzed data categorized our findings into themes. recruited total 50 participants from different regions were following themes: (1) "They bear burden alone": Struggles youth, (2) "How will I live next day?": Concerns consequences arising pandemic, (3) "Try keep your mask on": Navigating healthcare services maintaining guidelines. Our highlight various encountered particularly those with constraints, lack accessible services, increased stress responsibilities. barriers accessing connecting reliable sources pandemic. study emphasize urgent need adaptable comprehensive systems explicitly catering needs crises, such as

Language: Английский

Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents and Young Women During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study Among Girls and Women in Kenya DOI Creative Commons
Eva Muluve, Celia Karp,

Daniel Osuka

et al.

Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 75(6), P. S35 - S42

Published: Nov. 18, 2024

Language: Английский

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Postpartum depression in adolescent mothers before and during COVID-19 and the role of self-esteem, maternal self-efficacy, and social support DOI Open Access
Pamela Patiño, Ma. Asunción Lara, Corina Benjet

et al.

Salud Mental, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 47(1), P. 23 - 33

Published: Jan. 31, 2024

Introduction. Although the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted mental health of vulnerable populations, such as adolescent mothers, very few studies have documented prevalence postpartum depression (PPD) in this population. Objective. a) Determine frequency PPD (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale [EPDS] ≥ 9) mothers before (AM-BP) and during (AM-DP) pandemic, b) Examine psychosocial factors (self-esteem, maternal efficacy, social support, anxiety pregnancy, planned wanted pregnancy) AM-BP AM-DP, c) whether being an AM-DP was a significant factor for experiencing (EPDS 9). Method. Cross sectional study. Subjects: Forty-one recruited at Health Centers interviewed face to forty-one surveyed online. Results. 42% (p = .001) more frequent AM-DP. The groups differed significantly all factors, with faring worse. Unadjusted regressions showed that having lower efficacy self-esteem, greater dissatisfaction and/or pregnancy increased Adjusted multiple analysis indicated self-esteem only maintain its association 9; p .017). Discussion conclusion. affected compared AM-BP, main associated In situations extreme stress happened should be prioritized prevent negative effects PPD. preventive treatment interventions consider strengthening self-esteem.

Language: Английский

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Adolescent experiences during perinatal care in the COVID-19 pandemic: synthesis of qualitative studies DOI Creative Commons

Maria Paula Perroca Lipi,

Maite dos Santos Borges,

I R Lovato

et al.

Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 236, P. 78 - 84

Published: Aug. 20, 2024

To understand how the perinatal care experiences among adolescents were impacted during early years of COVID-19 pandemic.

Language: Английский

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“Will I survive this?“: A qualitative exploration of the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and well-being of pregnant and parenting youth and their children in Canada DOI Creative Commons
Salima Meherali, Mariam Ahmad, Amber Hussain

et al.

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Nov. 14, 2024

Pregnant and parenting youth in Canada face multiple challenges fulfilling their responsibilities while meeting own unique needs. The COVID-19 pandemic its associated public health restrictions exacerbated by reducing access to support networks, limiting opportunities promote growth well-being, destabilizing financial economic standing. impacts of the on mental, physical, emotional individuals are well-documented literature. However, there is limited research how influenced lives, health, well-being pregnant children Canada. Therefore, we aimed examine wider (social structural determinants that directly or indirectly impact well-being) implications for this population. We used a constructivist grounded theory approach explore experiences during certain social intersected shape outcomes influence ability services. conducted qualitative interviews using semi-structured interview guide over Zoom. Using principles, inductively analyzed data categorized our findings into themes. recruited total 50 participants from different regions were following themes: (1) "They bear burden alone": Struggles youth, (2) "How will I live next day?": Concerns consequences arising pandemic, (3) "Try keep your mask on": Navigating healthcare services maintaining guidelines. Our highlight various encountered particularly those with constraints, lack accessible services, increased stress responsibilities. barriers accessing connecting reliable sources pandemic. study emphasize urgent need adaptable comprehensive systems explicitly catering needs crises, such as

Language: Английский

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